This project involved the construction of a two-level building for mixed-use commercial activities in the heart of the new Frankton Flats area. Bayleys is the primary tenant and occupies the entire lower floor office tenancy. The building comprises a ground floor area of 503m2 and a first-floor area of 491m2 (including amenity spaces).
Building materials have been selected to reflect the character of the area being a mixture of typical commercial and industrial options. These include grey standing seam roof and wall cladding, timber-cladded soffits, dark aluminium composite panels and board-formed precast concrete. Wire trellising on the northeast elevation will allow vines to grow up the façade over time. This will soften the elevation and provide a unique feature to the built form.
In terms of innovative solutions, 'Comflor' has been used for the upper floor which avoided the need for propping on the ground floor and meant that the ground floor slab could be poured earlier.
The key challenges of this build have been the structural solution and sequencing. Due to the poor ground conditions, a significant tonnage of reinforcing steel and concrete has been required in the foundation to hold up the steel frame above. Structural steel sizes in the walls and ceilings have also been required to be sized to accommodate large spans to assist the open-plan office environment. This has created challenges in relation to the distribution of services around the building.
Project Specification Detail:
Location: Corner of Hawthorn Drive and 'Main Street' within Frankton Flats
Floor Area: 994m2
Build Start Date: (including bulk earthworks)
Scheduled Completion Date: Base build - March 2018 and completion - July 2018.
Consultant Team:
Project/ Construction Management/ Main Contractor: Triple Star
Architect: Ignite
Engineer: Holmes Consulting
Interior Fit-out Consultant: Platform Consulting Group
Services Design: Electrical Consulting Services Ltd (ECS)
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Welcome to Triple Star. We are an award-winning, full-service project management and construction company located in Central Otago, New Zealand. We have a proven reputation in the management and building of high-end projects.
Our team has considerable experience in all types of residential and commercial construction and we pride ourselves on our relationships and our ability to achieve the highest standards. We look forward to talking to you about your project.
HOW WE GOT HERE
In 2008, Peter Campbell formed Triple Star Management Ltd (Triple Star) in response to the growing demand from international homeowners and investors for a reliable and experienced single point of contact for all their construction needs in Queenstown and the surrounding Central Otago area.
In 2010, Peter Campbell and Karl Poole re-established Edge Construction 2010 Ltd, with the objective of bringing to the market a company that could provide quality construction with effective project management.
The two companies merged in 2015, to become a comprehensive and professional main contractor with integrated services over the entire project cycle. Triple Star is the amalgamation of the two companies and it is now owned by a group of employees who manage key areas of the business, with Peter Campbell and Karl Poole as Company Directors.
Peter is both a qualified builder and project manager, with a university degree in Project Management and Valuation. He has successfully delivered a significant range of commercial projects, including hotels, hospitals, apartments, office buildings, and many retail and high-end residential projects in both the North Island and Queenstown.
Karl completed his apprenticeship with Edge Construction whilst building the prestigious Blanket Bay Lodge near Glenorchy. His attention to detail and building skills were recognised and he progressed quickly to a foreman role. Since this time, over the past twenty years, he has managed the delivery of multiple high-end residential and commercial projects around Queenstown. These include Lot 22 at Wyuna Preserve, 'The Peak' on Queenstown Hill and, most recently, the villa development at Blanket Bay Lodge.